The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo

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The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo
The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020
StudioStudio 606 [1]
Genre
Length56:27
Label Ipecac
Producer Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle chronology
California
(1999)
The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo
(2020)
The Night They Came Home
(2021)
Singles from The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo
  1. "Raping Your Mind"
    Released: August 13, 2020
  2. "Eracist"
    Released: September 24, 2020
  3. "Sudden Death"
    Released: October 23, 2020

The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo is the fourth full length studio album by American experimental rock band Mr. Bungle, released on October 30, 2020, through Ipecac Recordings. It serves as their first album after a 20-year hiatus and subsequent reunion in February that year, while also marking their first release through Ipecac, which was co-founded by lead vocalist Mike Patton.

Contents

Background

This is a re-recording of the band's first self-released demo tape of the same name from 1986. It is their first album to be released in over 20 years. [6] Along with founding members Mike Patton, Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn, it features Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo.

Promotion

The band announced shortly after the reunion tour, they would be in the studio working on a re-recording of the demo that was performed in its entirety (with the exception of "Evil Satan" and most of "Hypocrites", which was shortened and filled out with a Stormtroopers of Death cover) along with three unrecorded songs in an interview with Revolver Magazine. [7]

On August 13, 2020, the band revealed the album and the first single "Raping Your Mind" with a music video posted on YouTube. This was followed by the release of a second single, and music video, for the song "Eracist" on September 24, 2020.

On October 23, 2020, the band released the closing track "Sudden Death" for streaming. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Clash 7/10 [11]
Consequence of Sound A− [12]
Exclaim! 8/10 [13]
Glide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Metal Injection9/10 [15]
Kerrang Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]

The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny was released to positive reception. At Metacritic, they assign a weighted average score to ratings and reviews from selected mainstream critics, which based upon six reviews, the album has a score of 81 out of 100. [9] Consequence of Sound rated the album A−, stating, "The album could stand to be 10 minutes shorter, but who's to complain about having too much of a good thing? Recorded pre-pandemic, the joy and enthusiasm of the reunion tour is captured here and the results are immensely entertaining. If you like thrash, then the Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo is mandatory listening." [17] Clash gave the album 7/10, writing, "There's a school of thought that argues Bungle's talents are wasted in this context. There are no audacious genre- surfers like 'Goodbye Sober Day' or 'Desert Search For Techno Allah'. For believers, it's great to have them back." [4]

Track listing

The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo track listing [18] [19] [20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grizzly Adams"Spruance2:55
2."Anarchy Up Your Anus"Spruance2:15
3."Raping Your Mind"Dunn5:53
4."Hypocrites / Habla Español O Muere" (Stormtroopers of Death cover)Patton, Dunn, Stormtroopers of Death 3:43
5."Bungle Grind"Spruance6:30
6."Methematics"Patton, Dunn8:45
7."Eracist"Patton3:52
8."Spreading the Thighs of Death"Dunn5:59
9."Loss for Words" (Corrosion of Conformity cover) Mike Dean, Woody Weatherman, Reed Mullin 4:16
10."Glutton for Punishment"Dunn4:49
11."Sudden Death"Patton7:30
Total length:56:27

Personnel

Mr. Bungle

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [22] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 96
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] 15
French Albums (SNEP) [27] 110
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [28] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [29] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [31] 85
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 53
US Billboard 200 [34] 30

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